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The definition of expertise is advanced knowledge or skill. An example of expertise is a master gardener's knowledge of gardening. the skill, knowledge, judgment, etc. of an expert.
Expert is defined differently in varying academic fields. Psychology defines an expert using superior performance; sociology considers that expertise is a label given to an individual by a group and is interested in the power held by experts; philosophy stresses the kind of knowledge held by experts but not novices.